Exercise?

What kind of exercise are you gals doing? I am a big fan of A) running (I ran a marathon last fall) and B) Zumba. Zumba class seems kinda hard, but I go and just sit out a song when I get tired. As for running, I'm thinking of doing intervals of 4 min running, 2 min walking in order to keep myself from getting too exhausted. What are you gals doing?

You're smart to do intervals, that sounds perfect! I do crossfit and lift weight. Since getting pregnant I'm just not maxing out my weights and not pushing quite as hard during my crossfit workouts, but haven't cut out any movements yet. Yay for mommies who move!

LOL, Zumba does take some coordination, but it gets easier.Â And it kicks my BUTT!Â Part of why I've been avoiding it though is the last time I went, it was crowded and got REALLY HOT.Â Thankfully, the gym where I take classes is moving this month to a bigger (hopefully cooler) space.Â

Wow, I wish I could do it 5 times a week.Â I'm happy with one hour 3x a week.Â I think the only time I kept up with 5x was in the height of marathon trianing.

Wow, I really want to work out but between the sickness and being exhausted I haven't felt like it. Â I did Zumba before becoming pregnant and have the DVDs at home, is it pretty safe to do now? Â I also bought a pregnancy workout DVD but where do you ladies find the energy and motivation???

I go to the gym every other day (more often when not preggo). I usually run on the treadmill for about 30-45 minutes, and try to fill out the better part of the remaining hour on the elliptical....plus some resistance training. I have scaled back on intensity slightly since becoming pregnant, as going as fast (usually between 6-8mph on the treadmill) has started to make me very physically uncomfortable. I've also turned to intervals....for each 10 minutes, do 7.5 minutes at about 6.5mph, and the remaining 2.5 minutes at 3.7mph. As far as the elliptical goes....whatever is comfortable at that point.